Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/27/2013

• Takenaka Says Japan Has Best Shot to End Deflation in Decade - Bloomberg

• Japan's Abe aims to polish reform credentials

• Japan’s Mothers in ‘Hokatsu’ Hunt for Day Care - NYTimes.com

• Sea Shepherd, whalers slam hulls in Antarctic waters | The Japan Times

• New Kabuki-za theater, tower completed in Tokyo | The Japan Times

• Japan to ease auto import screening procedures | The Japan Times

• Japan's Still a Risky Bet, Even With a Weakened Yen - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Lessons I learned from Japan - Opinion - The Boston Globe

• China says it placed buoys near islands disputed with Japan to monitor ocean conditions - The Washington Post

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/26/2013

• UPDATE: Egypt balloon crash kills 18 foreign tourists, including 4 Japanese - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japanese government to sell $10 billion stake in tobacco company - Feb. 26, 2013

• Japanse overheid gaat geen sigaretten meer maken - De Standaard

• Japan Today

• Japan's Hope - If You Build It, They Will Come - NYTimes.com

• Nieuws | Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws met Telegraaf.nl

• How Japan’s Cyberterrorist Lost Game of Cat and Mouse - The Daily Beast

• ‘Love With a Western Woman: A Guide for Japanese Men’: some choice cuts | The Japan Times

• Nikkei hits 52-month closing high on BOJ governor pick | The Japan Times

• Japan and China: A Clash of Civilizations? - Forbes

• S Korean grocers threaten Japan boycott

• Analysis: Weak yen trend to slow as wary Japan insurers take stock of Abenomics

• Japan's Hope - If You Build It, They Will Come - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/25/2013

• Japan PM Abe keeps ratings high as he pushes reflation steps

• China and Japan: vital ties | The Japan Times

• Nissan Promoting More Women Opens Doors to Japan Sales - Bloomberg

• Mt. Fuji lovers get bonus with more days to see it from Tokyo - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/24/2013

• FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Japan

• Survey: No nuclear plants meet new safety standards - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• U.S. won't put brakes on tariffs on Japanese vehicles in TPP - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• American teacher’s spin on Japan racism angers | The Japan Times

• Washington Post

• Abe vows to revive Japanese economy, sees no escalation with China

• Tough times leave Osaka day laborers homeless, jobless and on welfare - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/23/2013

• Japan’s First Lady Skips D.C., Cites Mrs. Obama’s Schedule - Washington Wire - WSJ

• China Keeps the Peace at Sea | Foreign Affairs

• Joint Statement by the United States and Japan | The White House

• Japan and United States Reaffirm Their Close Ties - NYTimes.com

• Women showing greater openness about sensuality, erotica - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Global team must dismantle No. 1: IAEA | The Japan Times

• Criteria for hangings remain murky | The Japan Times

• VS en Japan gaan bondgenootschap versterken

• What Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Abe wants from Obama - CSMonitor.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/22/2013

• American teacher in Japan under fire for lessons on Japan’s history of discrimination

• Japan's Love Affair with Robots, Explained | TIME.com

• How Obama can change the game with Japan | Prestowitz

• Suicide prompts wife to sue Tepco | The Japan Times

• Japan wil niet meer of niet minder dan wisselkoersen normaliseren - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• Women still earn only 70% of what men get, but gap closing - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan’s prisons: Eastern porridge | The Economist

• Will rising tensions in Asia push Japan toward a full-fledged military? - CSMonitor.com

• Analysis: Japan's mission impossible: to spend $100 billion in 15 months | Reuters

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/21/2013

• 朝日新聞デジタル：【パノラマ写真】福島第一原発４号機の最上階

• Fred Hiatt: With Shinzo Abe, Japan takes a pragmatic turn - The Washington Post

• Japan's Abe seeks to show off alliance, gets Obama nod on Abenomics | Reuters

• Three death-row inmates hanged in first executions under LDP - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Executes 3 Inmates, First Under New Gov't - Page 1

• Japan Scholar Gained Outsider's Perspective : NPR

• Japan manufacturers' mood set to turn optimistic as yen falls -Reuters Tankan

• Washington Post

• Japan blijft miljoenen pompen in Japanse 'delicatesse' - Joop.nl

• This Just In

• Japan record trade deficit shows cracks in export model

• VOA Mobile - English

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/20/2013

• Chicago Tribune - Japan Tobacco stock hit as $10 billion stake sale nears

• Yen up as Japan PM plays down idea of foreign bond fund | Reuters

• Japanese seek jobs abroad amid tough home market | The Japan Times

• Greenpeace wants nuclear plant suppliers held accountable for Fukushima crisis | The Japan Times

• Exclusive: Tight-fisted Japan firms deal blow to Abe's revival plan - Reuters survey

• Dying Alone Becomes New Normal as Japan Spurns Confucius - Bloomberg

• Japan Delays Naming New Leader for Central Bank - NYTimes.com

• Donald Richie, American Expert on Japan, Is Dead at 88 - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/19/2013

• deredactie.be: Nieuwe roman van Murakami verschijnt in april

• Japanese Troops Practice for Civilian Evacuations Overseaas | TIME.com

• Showa Denko develops LED lighting for faster vegetable growth - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan kan het nieuwe epicentrum van een financiële crisis worden - Beursnieuws - Moneytalk.be - Moneytalk.be

• For His Second Act, Japanese Premier Plays It Safe, With Early Results - NYTimes.com

• Crime-busting cat becomes top tourist attraction on Enoshima - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Analysis: Japan's Abe looks to prove this time, he has the right stuff | Reuters

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Japan Nieuwsbrief Daily 02/18/2013

• Zorgen om vergrijzing in Japan - Buitenland - Reformatorisch Dagblad

• Nikkei bounces after Japan escapes G20 criticism

• Anonieme weldoener schenkt Japanse tsunamislachtoffers goudstaven - KERNRAMP JAPAN - PAROOL

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